Improvement in cheese-boxes



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A. WINSTON.

Cheese-Box. No. 215,194. Patented May 6,1879.

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Cheese-Box.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER WINSTON, OF FAYETTE, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHEESE-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No- 215,194, dated May 6,1879 application filed July 31, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER WINsToN, of Fayette, in the county ofFayette and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement inShow-(Jase and Cheese-Box Uombined; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification, in which Figure l is a perspective, Fig. 2 a verticalsection, and Fig. 3 a plan view of the bottom, of a case constructedaccording to my invention.

a is the case, made semicircular, octagonal, or of any other suitablecontour, and it is composed of the upper and lower compartments, b 0,provided with glass fronts b 0 and separated by the partition a thewhole being supported on the base 00, of same contour as the said case.The base a is extended to the rear I and made a complete circle oroctagon, as desired, thus giving a broad base for the device andproviding facilities for a cheese-box in the lower part, as hereinafterdescribed.

In the construction of cheese-boxes it is necessary, in order to securefacilities for cutting and handling the cheese, that the door or coverbe so constructed and applied that it can be turned over or swung aroundon its hinges, so as to uncover about one-half of the bottom, therebygiving room for the cutting of the cheese.

In my device I have provided a cover, b composed of a top, andskirt-board g, by preference circular in form, and made on a slightlyless radius than the casing to, so that it may be swung around inside ofthe compartinent I), fitting closely against the frame of the atter.

W The cover I) is pivoted at its center, by a bolt, 1), to the partitiona and the lower edge of its vertical side slides in a groove, b formedin the base a surrounding the movable cheeserest or bottom 6. The bottomor cheese-rest e is made smooth on its upper surface, and rests of itsown gravity within the casing, as will be clearly understood byreference to Fig. 2.

The bottom a has formed in it a circular groove, 01, in which I place anumber of small round balls, 01, (by preference shot,) of suitable size,which support the secondary bottom '6, in which is made a groove, 0corresponding to the groove 07. The secondary bottom revolves freely onthe balls d, and is held by a central pin, 0 projecting from its centerdownward into a suitable socket, 6 in the bottomc, so that it cannot beknocked or pulled out of place when the door 11 is open. The bottom 0 isprovided with a series of holes, 0 in which may be inserted rods 0 onwhich to exhibit any article desired when the lower compartment is usedas a show-case.

The upper compartment is made to correspond in form with and to extendover the front half, o of the under compartment, b. It is provided inits rear side with a door, 0 through which are put the articles to beexhibited.

While this case may be employed to exhibit articles of any description,it is more particularly adapted for use by grocers. The uppercompartment is adapted to exhibit such articles as sugar, coffee, tea,&c. The under compartment is adapted for a cheese-box. The cheese isplaced on the revolving bottom 0, and as a part is cut away the bottomis turned so as to bring it into position for the next cut, or when apart of the cheese has been cut off the cut portion can be turnedreadily to the front, so that its quality may be seen through the glass11 In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are shown substantially the same device withslight modifications, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The modificationswill be readily understood by reference to the, drawings.

The casing may be ventilated by means of suitable openings f in thebottom and f in the top of the door 11 covered with gauze-wire, or bysuitable valves f as shown.

The loose balls d move freely in their seats or grooves d, and adaptthemselves to any shifting of the weight placed on the bottom 0. Whenthe weight is chiefly on one side of the bottom the pressure on theballs will be such as will cause the greater number of them to becarried under the heavier side, and thus increase the support at thepoint Where most needed.

Having described my invention, what I base a and bottom 0, all arrangedto operate claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth. is- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as The improved cheesebox, composed of the my own I aflix mysignature in presence of two semicircular case b, circular base a havingwitnesses. groove or channel If and recess 0 semicircular cover pivotedat its center, and sliding ALEXANDER WINSTON.

in the groove If within the case b, revolving \Vitnesses: cheese-rest 0,having; bearing-pin c and fric- A. W. OALLENDER. tion-balls d, held insuitable grooves in the ALLEN GILL.

